HB 2256

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Adds a cross reference to the Code of Civil Procedure in a Section concerning the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that 2% of certain fees collected shall be retained by the clerk of court for deposit into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund to defray administrative expenses. Replaces provisions concerning the imposition of additional fees with language providing that until January 1, 2018, with respect to residential real estate, at the time of the filing of a foreclosure complaint, the plaintiff or plaintiff's representative shall: file a statement that states which additional fee is due; or comply with other process established by the court for a plaintiff to certify which additional fee is due. Provides that if a plaintiff fails to provide the clerk of the court with a true and correct statement of the additional fee due, and the mortgagor reimburses the plaintiff for any erroneous additional fee that was paid by the plaintiff to the clerk of the court, the mortgagor may seek a refund of any overpayment of the fee in an amount that does not exceed the difference between the higher additional fee paid and the actual fee due. Provides that the mortgagor must petition the judge in the foreclosure action for the award of any fee overpayment, and the award shall be determined by the judge and paid by the clerk of the court out of the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. Provides that the refund is the mortgagor's sole remedy and a mortgagor has no private right of action against the plaintiff or plaintiff's representatives if the additional fee paid by the plaintiff is erroneous. Provides that certain motions for an expedited judgment and sale shall be heard by the court no later than 21 (instead of 15) days after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, or, if a motion for an expedited judgment and sale is filed after the period to answer the foreclosure complaint has expired, no later than 21 (instead of 15) days after the motion is filed. Effective June 1, 2013.